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Make an Informed Vaccine Decision for the Health of Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Childhood Shots Paperback – June 1, 2010

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The current schedule of recommended vaccines is so crowded that doctors give babies several shots during a single office visit -- up to eight vaccines all at one time. Parents — and doctors — often forget that vaccines are drugs. How often do we, as adults, take that many drugs at the same time? Would we be more surprised if we did or did not have an adverse reaction? Dr. Mayer Eisenstein has practiced medicine, delivered babies, and provided families with preventive healthcare services for over 35 years. This honest guide to childhood shots was written especially for concerned parents. With Dr. Eisenstein's help, it is now possible to make informed vaccine decisions. In this book you will learn... * The prevalence and seriousness of each disease, including who is most at risk. * How each vaccine is made, with a complete list of ingredients. * Side effects of each vaccine, with a summary of significant studies. * Precautions parents can take to protect their children. Includes Essential Information on Every Childhood Vaccine!

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224 pages
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English
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New Atlantean Press
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June 1, 2010
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6.32 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
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9781881217367
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978-1881217367
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"A MUST READ for anyone considering vaccination. Parents will be prepared to make truly informed decisions that can affect their children for generations to come." --Jerry Kartzinel, MD, FAAP, Board Certified Pediatrics

"A comprehensive research-based review for parents wanting to hear the untold story about vaccines. Thank you for this reputable resource; I will continually recommend this book to parents and healthcare professionals alike." --Susan McCreadie, MD, Board Certified Pediatrician

"An absolute MUST READ for medical professionals and motivated laypeople seeking facts and proper guidance, not more political policy masquerading as scientific truth." --Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, Cardiology and Internal Medicine

"As a medical doctor, I learned a lot from this book and wholeheartedly recommend it to both professionals and laypeople. It is well researched with extensive references." --Gary G. Kohls, MD, Family Medicine

"The most honest, comprehensive, and informative book ever written on this troubling topic." --Keith Scott-Mumby, MD, MB ChB, PhD

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Dr. Eisenstein, MD, JD, MPH is the Founder and Medical Director of Homefirst Health Services. Homefirst provides a full range of family healthcare services in Chicago, with four medical centers. Since 1973, Homefirst doctors have delivered over 15,000 babies at home -- most of whom have never been vaccinated -- serving more than 75,000 parents, grandparents, and children. (Homefirst doctors have NO cases of autism in their unvaccinated children.) Dr. Eisenstein's healthcare philosophy -- minimal reliance upon prescription drugs, antibiotics, and medical intervention as a first line of treatment -- comes from his many years in medicine, law, and Public Health, combined with his years as a husband, father, and grandfather.

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"This is an excellent book, which I will certainly recommend to my patients. I believe it is the best single volume on the subject for a general audience."
--Richard Moskowitz, MD, Family Medicine

"A MUST READ for all parents and grandparents."
--Gabriel Cousens, MD

"A credible and thorough guide for parents who are concerned about the safety and efficacy of our current vaccination schedule."
--Nancy Massotto, PhD, Executive Director, Holistic Moms Network

"This is an excellent resource, especially for American families."
--Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

"Dr. Mayer Eisenstein's personal experience with thousands of children who were not vaccinated, without a single case of autism, has dramatic implications."
--Abram Ber, MD

About the Author

Mayer Eisenstein, MD, JD, MPH is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Public Health, and the John Marshall Law School. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. He is a recipient of the Howard Fellowship, Health Professional Scholarship, University of Illinois School of Medicine Scholarship, and is a member of the Illinois Bar.

Dr. Mayer Eisenstein is the Medical Director of Homefirst Health Services, the largest physician and midwife attended homebirth practice in the United States. Homefirst provides a full range of family healthcare services in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, with four medical centers. Since 1973, Homefirst doctors have delivered over 15,000 babies at home -- most of whom have never been vaccinated -- serving more than 75,000 parents, grandparents, and children.

Dr. Eisenstein has practiced medicine, delivered babies, and provided families with preventive healthcare services for over 35 years. Since 1987, his weekly call-in radio program, The Doctor and the Pharmacist, has aired in Chicago. Some of his guest appearances on television include Phil Donahue, Hannity and Colmes, and Oprah Winfrey. Eisenstein's healthcare philosophy -- minimal reliance upon prescription drugs, antibiotics, and medical intervention as a first line of treatment -- comes from his many years in medicine, public health, and law, combined with his years as a husband, father, and grandfather.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1881217361
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Atlantean Press; First Edition, First edition (June 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781881217367
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1881217367
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.32 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches

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Trent G.

Parents - Read this Book with an Open Mind. God will lead you...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2014

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I read the book, word by work, line by line and page by page. As a trial lawyer who has sued numerous pharmaceutical companies over unsafe drugs and/or drugs with inadequate warnings I was extremely leery of swallowing the entire hook recommended by our doctor. Our first child was vaccinated and our twin boys were vaccinated at birth, but I begin researching the issues deeper for numerous reasons. One being the intense fever all the children had after the vaccines.

The book makes a succinct vaccine by vaccine and disease by disease conveyance of the information that is readily available to an objective mind. My wife and I have experienced some truly bizarre persecution for our decision not to vaccine any further, yet with the information in this book and my research of the citations/sources we are completely comfortable w/ our decision.

My recommendation for any parent and health care professional is to simply read the book w/ an open mind. During law school there were a number of legal positions which we were taught as valid and correct several of which I now staunchly oppose. Thus, the medical community will undoubtedly pressure you to vaccinate and be bias in their recommendation for such. Our pediatrician actually said we would not be able to get our children into day care or school if we did not vaccinate. This is untrue for our state which is distributing given as a medical professional she was using as a means of pressure for us to vaccinate our children an argument of ostracization, moreover given it was and is totally untrue.

Regardless, the book is well worth the read and if you're willing to unplug from the Matrix you'll be near sickened at the reality of what the pharmaceutical industry in collusion w/ our governmental officials is doing. We are not anti-vaccine, but pro-information which has lead us to not be willing to accept the risk associated w/ the diseases most all of which pose little risk of death and if infection were to occur actually allow for the natural anti-body development and life long immunity process to occur.

May God bless your reading of this book (which I hope you do) and perhaps open your mind to the truth...

The Bible in Revelation discusses one of the end time deceptions which was propagated by the great merchants of the earth for the purpose of profits over people. - - "For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries." [Greek for Sorceries = φαρμακείᾳ or pharmakeia] Revelation 18:23 (NLT)

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M. A. D'Virgilio

And Eye Opener for those with an Open Mind

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 21, 2021

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One of the silver linings for me of the COVID catastrophe (the way it's been handled, not the virus) is that it opened my mind to things I'd never considered before. Since April of 2020 I've learned about a world I didn't know existed, and my perspective on modern medicine will never be the same. One result is that I've officially become an anti-vaxxer, proudly so. Reading this book was part of my continuing education, and it is a depressing one. Reading this, and what else I've learned about the medical-industrial-Big Pharma complex, nothing I see happening regarding the COVID Jab surprises me. Although, this current iteration of the medical, public health fetish with vaccines seems more pernicious. Our first grand child will come into this world in two months, and I trust what we've learned will help my daughter and her husband make a truly informed decision.

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Dr Eisenstein Loved the Children, trust him!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2015

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Excellent book! I was told about Dr. Eisenstein 3 years ago at a medical conference. When they started forcing pregnant women to receive the tDaP vaccine in their 3rd trimester my daughter insisted that my husband and I get the vaccine. She had been told there was an epidemic of whooping cough. I had never known anyone in my lifetime (60 years old) to get the whooping cough, except both of my parents who survived it. So I looked it up. Out of 500 million in the USA there were 20 deaths that year (all children under 3 months of age.) Hardly an epidemic. Far more die from the tDaP vaccine every year! And I started asking around. NO ONE knew anyone except a friend who had the vaccine for a trip out of the country. She got a terrible cough, she said "I coughed day and night for 21 days" after I got that....." Interesting hah? I found a study discussed on the FDA's own website, a study on primates.. they became carriers of the whooping cough organism for up to 6 weeks after being vaccinated with the tDaP. WTH?! Infants are those at risk and you expose the mother in the 3rd trimester? So I started reading......WOW No wonder the USA has the highest infant mortality rate of any of the developed countries... And the truth shall set you free

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Colleen Rinaldi

Must read for all new parents

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2022

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This is a must for all parents. Very informative and unbiased

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Mandy Ross

Very informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 10, 2019

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Has a lot of information in it. Informative

Dag Viljen Poleszynski

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 14, 2016

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Comprehensive, persuasive

Cara

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Great resource full of solid information and great research!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 17, 2019

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This book is a straightforward and helpful look at basic vaccine information, supporting parents in making a truly informed decision. It lists the vaccine ingredients (there are more than most people think, and more that can cause an allergic reaction than just eggs, and not "just saline and virus/disease particle" as an eminent pro-vaccine-mandate proponent recently was quoted as saying, erroneously), the effectiveness & efficacy of each vaccine, the illnesses they are designed to prevent, and side effects of both the illnesses themselves, and the vaccines that are meant to protect. In some cases the side effects of the vaccine may be considered less of a concern than those of the illness, but it's concerning to me that all vaccineable illnesses are considered of so great a concern that informed consent is being considered to be unnecessary by many; the perspective that because it exists and is being recommended, it must be the best option for all people regardless of genetic history etc. All in all, this book offers great info and insight into many components that aren't being shared at the time of well baby visits. I highly recommend this book for an efficient look into vaccine information, so each person can make an informed medical treatment decision for their children.

nikki binetti

Informed But Unbalanced

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 5, 2015

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I was looking for an unbiased book, this is definately anti immunisation. Helpful if you need case studies to reinforce anti immunisation beliefs but not quite 100% able to make the decision. The title is misleading as it is very one sided and there is something quite amatuer about its construction and format. For example the contents from Chapter 1-9 is a list of disease Chapter 10 Autism Chapter 11-18 continues the list of disease Chapter 19-Multiple Vaccines (Given Simultaneously) (* like I'm not intelligent enough to understand that multiple vaccine means more than one vaccine given in an immunisation) Chapter 20-Aluminium Chapter 21- Ingredients Chapter 22- Social Obligation. I think the title should be more honest. I am already anti vaccine, was looking to support my son who's partner is pro vaccine and have wasted my money. The Vaccine Book-Making The Right Decision For Your Child-Robert W Sears, MD,FAAP is the one I would recommend, excellent if you want to make an informed decision giving clear pro's and cons without the scaremongering and relying on experience and hard facts.

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Latoya Thomas

I bought it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 14, 2013

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Every parent for or against vaccines should read this before you make any decision.
This book is up to date and lists all ingredients in each vaccine and side effects.
It also lists what can happen if you do or dont vaccinate.

The most helpful and smart thing I have purchased as a mom

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